Today, everyone is screaming different versions of “We Believe.” Some are screaming that we believe that the Rebbe is still our Nasi. Some are screaming that we still believe that the Rebbe is Moshiach and some are screaming that we believe that the Rebbe is still alive. Whichever version you proclaim does not interest me. All I want to know is one simple question: “Who is ready to volunteer?”
When the Rebbe announced in 1991-92 that the work has been completed, and now the only job that remains is to prepare oneself and the world to receive and embrace the reality of a G-dly world ushered in by Moshiach himself, once again the mission fell to a relatively small number of people, whether by design or by circumstance.
The shliach, R’ Shimon Shaer, director of the Chabad house in Kiryat Moshe for nearly five decades, shares some special stories he had with the Rebbe. * Presented for Yud Shvat.
R’ Binyamin Mintz of Crown Heights was a young bachur on Yud Shvat 5710. He shares his memories of over sixty years ago and recalls what few remember today – the final years of the Rebbe Rayatz and the day of his passing. * Presented for Yud Shvat.
The Evil Inclination argues: Why must you be so enthusiastic in your service of Torah and Mitzvos in order to refine the world. What is the big deal if you put it off for later? * From the addresses of Yud Shvat and Shabbos Parshas B’Shalach 5729
January 16, 2013